BATURIN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 20-1648.

VITALY NIKOLAEVICH BATURIN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellant. AARON Z. ROPER, Court-Assigned Amicus Counsel.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ivan C. Dale , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Aaron Z. Roper , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP, Washington, D.C., for Court-Assigned Amicus Counsel.

Vitaly Nikolaevich Baturin, Appellee Pro Se.

ON BRIEF: David A. Hubbert , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Joan I. Oppenheimer , Tax Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz and Senior Judge Keenan joined.


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